Part 120, page 358
DB Cooper-55389Serials LA 164-497
Document date 15 November 1976
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 p. 358 (DB Cooper-55389), Airtel, dated 15 Nov 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-120/pages/358
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LA 164-497
and submit to interview if such immunization were received. During this contact [REDACTED] stated he was not, at this time, at liberty to discuss details, names, or places but realized specific data would have to be made available if the United States Attorney (USA) was to arrive at a prosecutive opinion concerning the criminal liability of those associated with the production.
On 11/9/76, [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Los Angeles Office and was advised by SA C. ROBERT STRANGER that this matter had been discussed with Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Los Angeles, and AUSA [REDACTED] said he could grant no form of written immunization to Federal prosecution based on a set of hypothetical facts, however, he would be quite willing to discuss specific details with [REDACTED]. At this time [REDACTED] stated he now understands the hijacker, who used the name of COOPER while committing the crime allegedly [REDACTED] the screen writer [REDACTED] for some period of time about [REDACTED] and they resided out of the State of California. COOPER then reportedly left and according to the information being furnished him by his client, the producer, COOPER may now be dead.
He said that his sole concern in this matter is protection of his client, the studio, and the screen writer against Federal prosecution for harboring, accessory after the fact, or misprision of a felony. He felt the only way to insure this is to have some written document from the Government assuring they will not be subject to Federal prosecution if the screen writer voluntarily comes forth and relates details concerning his alleged association with COOPER. He understood the facts as presented to him indicated the screen writer's only association with COOPER took place after the crime was committed, during which time the facts of the crime were related to the screen writer and he later wrote a story based upon these facts.
On the afternoon of 11/9/76, [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Los Angeles Office and advised his client has now indicated the following
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